[MPWG] ginseng in the news

[Michael McGuffin]

Hello Colin,
I could not agree with you more that the information presented by Robert Eidus was unfortunate, at best. But Susan Leopold was exactly correct in calling attention to the very limited resources that are applied to plant conservation. This was an important message, and an appropriate message from United Plant Savers.

Michael

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From: MPWG [mailto:mpwg-bounces at lists.plantconservation.org] On Behalf Of Colin Donohue
Sent: Thursday, September 05, 2013 3:02 PM
To: Susan Leopold
Cc: mpwg
Subject: Re: [MPWG] ginseng in the news

This is great, other than being wrong.

I'm amused to see Robert Eidus as the spokesperson for the survivability of Ginseng. It will be gone in 10-20 years?   That's idiotic.

I'm sure Mr. Eidus didn't mean what he was cast as saying on the clip, but it's still incorrect information.


I'm very disappointed to see UPS trumpeting this incorrect and sensationalized clip.

Yes, there are issues with ginseng harvest, and I'd be the first to shout from the mountaintop that poaching is a real issue that needs attention, and that more resources should go into plant conservation. But putting incorrect information out to spur public concern is disingenuous.

Colin

On 9/5/2013 5:15 PM, Susan Leopold wrote:
United Plant Savers has started a change.org<http://change.org> letter to bring awareness to our members and the public and to show various agencies that the public cares and supports ginseng conservation efforts....

Below is a link to the CBS story and to our change.org<http://change.org> letter, also you can go to the UpS website www.unitedplantsavers.org<http://www.unitedplantsavers.org> for links to several recent news articles and ginseng recently published research.

Please join this campaign: http://chn.ge/15Eon5H



http://www.cbsnews.com/8301-505269_162-57601454/ginseng-poaching-threatens-survival-of-plant-species/

Susan Leopold, PhD
Executive Director, UpS
703-667-0208
susan at unitedplantsavers.org<mailto:susan at unitedplantsavers.org>











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